Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

CSHA; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional liability insurance

CE and training support

Wellness benefits

Childcare assistance

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

The Neurodevelopmental Collective in San Carlos, California seeks a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to join our growing, multidisciplinary practice. We welcome part-time or full-time candidates who will provide direct clinical services in a neurodiversity-affirming setting.

Join a team that values collaboration across psychology, education, and therapy, with opportunities for program development, leadership, and parent coaching.

Qualifications

• Current, active California Speech-Language Pathologist license in good standing.
• Ability to provide in-person clinical services in San Carlos, CA.
• Commitment to neurodiversity-affirming care and supporting children's authentic communication, autonomy, strengths, and dignity.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with children, families, colleagues, schools, and other professionals.
• Interest in continued learning and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services in San Carlos, CA.
• Participate in multidisciplinary evaluations and assessments.
• Collaborate with psychology, education, therapy, and other disciplines.
• Contribute to program development, groups, and new clinical services.
• Engage with families and schools for consultation and coaching.

Skills

CA SLP license

In-person services

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Parent coaching

Job description

Part-Time or Full-Time | W-2 Position | San Carlos, CA
$75–$90/hour for direct clinical services

Come Grow With Us

The Neurodevelopmental Collective (NDC) is a growing, multidisciplinary, neurodiversity-affirming practice in San Carlos, California. We are looking for a thoughtful and collaborative Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to join our team and help us continue building our speech-language services.

We are open to part-time and full-time candidates. Clinicians who prefer to begin part-time may have the opportunity to grow their caseload as the practice develops.

We support children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. At NDC, we understand communication in the context of the whole person, including development, relationships, regulation, sensory experiences, executive functioning, learning, environment, identity, and each person's individual way of communicating and connecting with others.

We welcome SLPs who especially enjoy early childhood, school-age children, adolescents, young adults, or working across developmental stages. Depending on your interests and expertise, your work may include:

• Early communication and language development
• Social communication and pragmatic language
• Autistic communication
• Gestalt language processing and different language-learning styles
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and multimodal communication
• Declarative Language and other approaches that support autonomy, connection, flexible thinking, and self-advocacy
• Parent consultation and coaching
• School consultation and collaboration
• Collaboration with other members of a child's care team

You do not need to come to NDC with expertise in all of these areas. These reflect the kinds of approaches and clinical skills we value and want to continue developing within our practice.

We especially welcome SLPs who already have experience with areas such as gestalt language processing, Declarative Language, AAC, and neurodiversity-affirming communication support, as well as clinicians who are genuinely interested in developing greater expertise in these areas. Training, consultation, professional resources, and opportunities for continued learning may be available based on the clinician's interests, role, and practice needs.

What matters most to us is finding a clinician who is curious about the many ways children develop, process, and use language; respects authentic and multimodal communication; thinks thoughtfully about the individual child; and wants to continue growing professionally.

Most clinical work takes place at our San Carlos clinic. There may also be opportunities for observation, consultation, assessment, or services at local private schools and other community settings.

Multidisciplinary Evaluations

One of the unique opportunities at NDC is the ability to participate in comprehensive multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental evaluations.

We particularly welcome SLPs who enjoy assessment or would like to develop this part of their practice. Depending on your experience and interests, this may include speech-language and social-communication assessment, clinical observation, interdisciplinary case consultation, and helping the team understand how a child's communication and language profile fits within their broader development, learning, regulation, and everyday functioning.

Prior experience with multidisciplinary assessment is welcomed but is not required for someone who is interested in learning and developing these skills.

Collaboration, Learning & Professional Growth

Our clinicians work collaboratively rather than in isolation. NDC brings together professionals across psychology, neurodevelopment, education, executive functioning, therapy, and related disciplines.

We hold regular multidisciplinary team meetings where clinicians can consult about cases, share perspectives across disciplines, and learn from one another.

We are looking for clinicians who bring their own knowledge and perspective while also valuing consultation, feedback, curiosity, and continued learning. Depending on role, interests, eligibility, and practice needs, NDC may support continuing education, specialized training, professional resources, and consultation to help clinicians deepen their areas of expertise and develop new ones.

Help Build Speech-Language Services at NDC

This is an opportunity to join NDC while our speech-language services are growing and to have a meaningful voice in what they become.

For someone interested in program development, opportunities may include developing groups, parent education, school partnerships, interdisciplinary programs, clinical resources, or other supports for neurodivergent children and families.

As our speech-language services grow, there may also be opportunities for expanded program-development and leadership responsibilities.

Flexibility & Practice Support

We offer meaningful scheduling flexibility and work collaboratively with clinicians to develop schedules that support their desired caseload and professional goals while meeting the needs of the practice and the children and families we serve.

NDC provides dedicated clinical and administrative support with scheduling, intake and records coordination, billing and practice systems, family and school coordination, documentation and report support as appropriate, clinical resources, technology, and other day-to-day practice needs.

Compensation & Benefits

$75–$90/hour for direct clinical services, based on relevant experience, expertise, assessment experience, specialized training, and responsibilities.

Approved nonclinical responsibilities, including documentation, multidisciplinary team meetings, consultation, required or approved training, and other approved practice responsibilities, are separately compensated.

This is a W-2 employee position.

Eligible full-time employees receive employer-subsidized health insurance, including support for dependent child coverage, subject to applicable plan terms.

Depending on employment status, role, eligibility, and applicable plan terms, additional benefits and professional supports may include:

• 401(k) retirement benefits with an employer contribution/match
• Paid time off
• Professional liability insurance for eligible clinical services provided through NDC
• Continuing education and specialized-training support
• Professional consultation and clinical resources
• Paid required and approved training, as applicable
• Wellness benefits
• Collective Kids Grant, providing eligible full-time employees with support toward qualifying child-related expenses such as childcare, camps, tutoring, educational resources, and enrichment activities
• Opportunities for professional growth, program development, and leadership

Required Qualifications

• Current, active California Speech-Language Pathologist license in good standing
• Experience working with children and families
• Ability to provide in-person clinical services in San Carlos, California
• A commitment to neurodiversity-affirming care and supporting children's authentic communication, autonomy, strengths, and dignity
• Ability to collaborate effectively with children, families, colleagues, schools, and other professionals
• Strong clinical judgment, reliability, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Interest in continued learning and professional growth

Experience or Interest We Especially Welcome

You do not need prior expertise in every area below. We welcome clinicians who already have specialized experience as well as those who are excited to learn, receive training and consultation, and develop their skills over time.

Areas of particular interest at NDC include:

• Gestalt language processing
• Declarative Language
• AAC and multimodal communication
• Autistic communication and social communication
• Early language and communication development
• Speech-language and social-communication assessment
• Program development, groups, and new clinical services

We are less interested in finding someone who checks every box than in finding a thoughtful SLP whose clinical values align with ours, who wants to understand each child as an individual, and who is excited to learn, collaborate, and grow with the practice.

The Neurodevelopmental Collective is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a neuroinclusive workplace. We welcome clinicians with different identities, backgrounds, lived experiences, communication styles, and ways of thinking, learning, and working.